Crazy balls

This is a CRAZY recipe & I couldn't decide what to think about it! They literally have two ingredients - I suppose 3 depending on what you decide to roll them in, but still! You could even use a few different toppings and make a little "Crazy Ball Bar".

The verdict: My kids loved them, I liked them, and my husband didn't care for them (he said they were "pretty good"  -  whatever that means :-). Bottom line: these little suckers are GLUTEN FREE, RAW, VEGAN, and actually healthy, so for those reason I am going to share them :-).

Okay, so in the midst of all the back and forth I forgot to take a picture! Seriously! I am soooooo sorry. They are cute though. They look like a "donut ball"

What you need:

1 pound Medjool Dates (pitted)

2 Cups Dried/Shredded Coconut

Sea Salt

You can Roll them in:

- ground pistachios

- coconut

- cocoa

- another nut/seed you love :-)

Pit the dates. Combine pitted dates & coconut with a few dashes sea salt in a food processor (fitted with the "s" blade). Pulse for about 1 minute or until a dough like consistency has formed.

Roll dough into one inch balls, then coating them in the topping of your choice. That's it. Doesn't get any easier & the kids love them (no joke- they loved them).  Refrigerate in a container, however you can serve them room temp....this makes about 20 balls.

Crazy, I know!

* if you are following a "raw" diet you need to make sure you buy dehydrated coconut & your topping is "raw" as well. Whole foods offers a section of "raw" cooking ingredients including granolas, cocoa, and coconut, as well as many others!

On a side note, let's just point out the health benefits of dates...they are SUPER fiber packed, contain more potassium than bananas, and are loaded with a variety of B-complex vitamins including thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, and pantothenic acid. WOW!

While coconut is packed with "good for you" dietary fats, helps fight and prevent a list of diseases, and give you a dose of iron, vitamin C, an assortment of B vitamins, folate & pantothenic acid, manganese, copper, potassium and selenium, phosphorus & zinc. No kidding!